Essays about: "Regional disparities in sweden"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Regional disparities in sweden.

  1. 1. Regional Inequality and Spatial Dependence in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Samuel Malmström Arfwedson; [2023]
    Keywords : Regional inequality; convergence; spatial dependence; spatial econometrics; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Regional inequality is a growing concern in developed countries, as country-level convergence may obscure increasing disparities within countries. This thesis aims to address this concern by examining the dynamics of regional convergence in Sweden from 1980-2022. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigation of Rural Swedish high-speed broadband development and possible areas of improvements

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Daniel Bäckner; Jonathan Tadese; [2023]
    Keywords : Broadband; Rural; Growth; Sweden; Sustainability; Fiber; High-speed Broadband; Homes passed; Regional Broadband Coordinator; Infrastructure; Development; Digitalization; National Broadband Plan; Social Sustainability; Economic Sustainability; Grounded Theory; Local; Regional; National; Co-establishment; Fiber Associations;

    Abstract : This study was conducted at the Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, focusing on Swedish high-speed broadband development. In 2015, the Swedish government introduced a new broadband strategy aimed at adapting the infrastructure to the digital era and achieving its vision of a fully connected Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Possibilities and challenges when planning in peripheral Sweden : How does othering and peripheralisation discursively impact strategic planning in Jämtland?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Maria Stafverfeldt; [2022]
    Keywords : Jämtland; othering; peripheralisation; rural planning; strategic planning; urban norm;

    Abstract : Disparities between regions in Sweden and the EU have been discussed in different fields throughout the years. Norrland, which is the northernmost region of Sweden, has long been recognised as being disadvantaged in comparison to the rest of the country and could be argued to have been peripheralised for centuries. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Matching Process and Regional Disparities. An Efficiency Analysis of the Swedish Labour Market.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Linnea Glans; Nezanet Habtom; [2017-07-28]
    Keywords : Matching efficiency; stochastic frontier; regional labour markets; financial crisis; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the matching process between unemployed and unfilled vacancies in Swedish regional labour markets. Using a stochastic production frontier analysis, we are able to study differences in matching efficiency between regions and changes in overall matching efficiency over time. READ MORE

  6. 5. Will you come back? : Quantitative analysis of return migration among Swedes born 1978

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Timo Saarensilta; [2016]
    Keywords : return migration; logistic regression analysis; socio-spatial inequalities; urban hierarchy; Sweden;

    Abstract : This paper is exploring return migration in Sweden by implementing logistic regression technics on the cohort born 1978. In order to evaluate how socio-economic and geographical characteristics influence individuals propensities to re-circulate to the municipality of origin. READ MORE